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S.Korea to build 14 new nuclear reactors by 2024Seoul (AFP) Dec 7, 2010 South Korea said Tuesday it plans to build 14 new nuclear reactors by 2024 to help meet growing energy needs and cut dependence on fossil fuel. South Korea, which currently has 20 operational nuclear reactors, will build 14 new facilities to make atomic power the biggest source of energy by 2024, state-run Korea Power Exchange said. As a result, nuclear energy will provide 48.5 percent of the nation's energy consumption by the target year from the current 32 percent, KPE said in a long-term nati ... read more |
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 Saudi wants nuclear power 'soon': US official Saudi Arabia plans to be producing nuclear power within 10 years, a senior US trade official said here Monday. ... more | .. |
 Sarkozy pushes nuclear deals in India French President Nicolas Sarkozy began a four-day trip to India on Saturday, pitching for new nuclear energy contracts while stressing his hosts' increased power in world affairs. ... more | .. |
 Thousands protest against French-backed Indian nuclear plant Indian villagers on Saturday protested at the site of a nuclear power plant to be built with French help, campaigners said, as France's President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in the country for a visit. ... more | .. |
 UN watchdog approves nuclear fuel bank The UN atomic watchdog on Friday voted to set up a nuclear fuel bank, under its auspices, to allow countries access to nuclear energy without risking the spread of atomic weapons. ... more |
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 South Korea pulls out of Lithuania nuclear project: gov't A four-nation nuclear power plant project in Lithuania was thrown into doubt Friday, as the government said a South Korean bidder had pulled out and another was rejected. ... more | .. |
 Russia opens world's first nuclear fuel bank Russia announced Wednesday that it had created the world's first international atomic fuel bank as part of a global effort to curb the spread of nuclear arms to nations such as North Korea and Iran. ... more | .. |
 Paris looking at Areva capital increase: Lagarde The French government is looking positively at taking part in a capital increase for nuclear giant Areva while negotiations for Kuwait to acquire a stake in the company are going well, Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Study Assesses Nuclear Power Assumptions A broad review of current research on nuclear power economics has been published in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. The report concludes that nuclear power will continue to be a via ... more |
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 Bulgaria, Russia strike deal on Danube nuclear plant Bulgaria and Russia struck on Tuesday a deal to unfreeze a long-stalled project for a new 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant on the Danube as foreign investors signalled they were ready to join in. ... more | .. |
  US considers military options against Iran Suspicious of Iran's nuclear capacity, the United States is weighing military options in the face of Tehran's announcement it had a nuclear power plant up and running, the top US military officer said Sunday. ... more | .. |
Namibia plans for nuclear plant at first uranium policy meet Namibia wants to use its rich uranium resources to develop a nuclear power plant that would fuel economic development in the world's fourth-largest uranium producer, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
French, British, Spanish groups announce nuclear unit Energy groups GDF Suez of France, SSE of Scotland and Iberdrola of Spain announced the formation Monday of a joint nuclear power unit, NuGeneration Limited, based in Britain. ... more |
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 India nuclear plant with French reactors gets green go-ahead India on Sunday gave environmental clearance for a nuclear power plant to be built in collaboration with French firm Areva, days ahead of President Nicolas Sarkozy's scheduled visit to New Delhi. ... more | .. |
 Areva's Finnish EPR reactor delayed again: Finnish group An EPR nuclear reactor being built in Finland by the French-German consortium Areva-Siemens has been delayed again and will not reach normal operating levels until second half 2013, Finnish electricity group TVO said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Iran says first nuclear plant begins operating Iran said Saturday its first atomic power plant built by Russia in Bushehr has begun operations, ahead of a new round of talks with Western powers over the country's controversial nuclear drive. ... more | .. |
 Russia's nuclear concern 'out of control': watchdog Russia's Rosatom state nuclear energy enterprise is out of government control and facing a heightened risk of corruption, Transparency International said in a report released Friday. ... more |
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 Russia agrees to build two more reactors in China Russia on Tuesday signed a contract to build two additional reactors in China's Tianwan nuclear power plant as Chinese premier Wen Jiabao is in Russia for several days of energy talks. ... more | .. |
 Indonesia considers more nuclear plants Indonesia, which currently has three nuclear reactors, has geological conditions and enough material for reactors in "every province," a government expert said. ... more | .. |
 Utah Radioactive Waste Facility Under Interstate Compact Authority A U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the power of the states to govern the transport and disposal of radioactive waste through a special multistate agreement known as an interstate compact--an important w ... more | .. |
 Critical Phase Of Testing World's Largest Canned Motor RCP Completed Westinghouse Electric Company, working in conjunction with EMD, is on schedule to deliver the world's largest canned motor reactor coolant pumps (RCPs) for use in the AP1000 nuclear power plant afte ... more |
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Nuclear secrecy a major issue, says SIPRI Secrecy of the world's nuclear weapons programs remains a major governance and security issue that poses risks to world peace, conclusions of a new joint study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces showed. ... more | .. |
 Exploring Potential For Nuclear "Batteries" On Commercial Tankers A consortium of British, American, and Greek interests have agreed to investigate the practical maritime applications for small modular reactors (SMRs) as commercial tanker-owners search for new des ... more | .. |
South Korea bids for Lithuania nuclear project South Korea's state energy firm said Wednesday it was seeking to build a nuclear reactor in Lithuania, in the country's latest move to export its atomic expertise. ... more |
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